The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-25

..r.,,ua,Iy brouuh, ur ai IA little ie'e' y"
| in front OF large Cave. The h''>''
n,hi,ched and un.ad.l.r., fire hu'''' 'e""'
bou.hs gathered TO make oea on ''''
O. the cave, and tnty thre" 'he'''>,
down on this TO sleep the sleep on "'''
I, w,arinc.>.
In the meantime iiarr, had learned 'na'
the new corners were cousins "' r"''''
who being out on free scouting eSPeo"'o''
I had been encountered by Aunt Debnv ana
M. others near ,!,c SUNNI; OF The mount
F; ain, and had started back 7" thef ass
i,,anc. The sound oi firing ''ad 20 eNe''"
,h.m that The suggestion "f a charge oy
Ken, Edwards was eagerly accrded 10.
IT, mus, w near !; o'clock said he"'
/ look ing up at the stars, as he came o'e"
,tca,hilv from laying the saddi: o'a"Ae''
which vas the only covering he and Abe
had, upon the sleeping form Of Aunt Deb
by. "and nv tiownv couc', still waits Tor
me. NY lifelong habits OF staid respec'a'
bili,y have been greatly shaken recently"
Ale groaned deri>ively.
An inspection the next morning OF 'he
wagons load showed it to be mainly made
IN o! hams, shoulders and sides, plundvred
from, the smokehouses visited. With these
| were a nu,nber Of guns, including several
fine rifles, and all the ammunition that
could be found along the route.
4 breakfast was made of slices OF ham
broiled on the ends OF sticks, and then con.
sultation was held as to the days opera.
tions.
Tn. result OF this was decision that
Aunt Dehby and one Of the new co'ners
should go back and inform the neighbor'
hood OF what had taken place, gather par.
" 10 remove the dead from the creek and
bury them, to keep the water from bei"g
poisoned, and recover wfat property might
be found with the first wagon Kent Ed.
wards, Abe Bolton and tw o Of the newco:n.
crs woald scout down toward London, to
ascertain the truth of tine runner that Zol!i
Golfer had evacuated that place ard retired
to Laurel bridge, nine miles south Of It,
| EtNiuSi IVA NS'Su ""u'0 s""~ w.
wagon to Wildcat Gap, report what had
been done, and explain to their commander
the absence uf the enlisted men.
"Shades ot King Solomon" said Kent to
Abe, after the party had ridden for two or
three hours through the mountains toward
London. II wonder il there is any other
kind Of worldly knowledge that know as
started out: My eyes have been opened to
my own ignorance. used to have the con.
cei, that we two could play at any game Of
war they could ge, ur Tor our entertain.
men, But these k-n,uckians give me
points every hundred wards that never SO
mach as d,e.,nea OF. Thrirs is the wisdom
OF serpen's, when compared with our dove.
like Innocence"
II like dove like inrocence," interrupted
Abe.
But did you ever see ANYBODY that could
90 through the country as these fellows
can? It's just marvellous. They Know every
short Gu, to every point, and they know Just
where to go every time 10 see away ahead
without being seen themselves 1t would
puzzle the sha,pest Confederate bushwhack.
cr to ~, the drop on ,hv,n.'
-! don't know as van, to learn their way
! OF doing said Abe, c,u>tilv. "lt looks like
sneaklns, on a big scale, that's all. And I'm
/ ashamed .f this laying around behind log
!. or rock TO pop a man over. 1t ain't my
, style. at ali. / !ievc in open and above
+. board fighting, give and take, and may the
best man Mn
. $50 do ], tho suppose a'is fair in war
i Bu, when We scout we give them the sam,
5 chance 20 knock Us over that they give II.
t, when they scout. III ad;n, i, looks liks
n 'nurdv, 10 shoot men down that way, for i
: does not help either side along particle
i But these kcntuckisrs have a grea, man,
t piiva," injuries to avcnge, and they can
c do ii i'll any other way"
!. All toe people of the region we're ntens
( ~ Union. 50 It was not difficult 10 get cxac
I. INFO: mat Jon o. tn. movements OF the Con
Z !ederates, ami As the scouts drew near l.on
+ don they became assured tina. not only al
x Zo'licoNer's infantry, but his small par,
[. les OF cavalry, had rc'reatcd beyond III
d town. Our scouts. therefore. putting Ed
r. wards and bolton To the front, ,ha, ,hsi
blue uniforms might tell the character {
Is the party, ,>pursed into gallon, and <ia>hs
re- into London, 10 be received with ho,,f
lie less en.huilsr.
,s "So,ncbs'dv ought TO ride back to Wilde;
Ii. Immediately said Kent, after they had e,